Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Happy birthday! **************************************************************** My husband has earned his right to be called a Marine. He has been tested and not found lacking... May I be found as worthy of the title Marine Wife. Re: Weight Loss & Thyroid hormones > I am as of today, lighter than I was on 8/13/99 when I had my > thyroidectomy. Over the course of the past 4 years, I picked up > another 25 pounds, and have lost them all. For me the answer was the > Atkin's diet, with the full support of my primary care, my ob/gyn, > and my endocrinologist. I'm someone who does well on a much lower > amount of carbohydrates. I don't get the out of gas, shaking all > over feeling I used to get in the afternoon - the time when lunch had > worn off. I'm eating more salads and vegetables than I used to , and > not having any bread or pastas. I've even found the once or twice I > have fallen off the carbo wagon in the past 4 months that after > eating some pasta, I went back to my ages old habit of slight > wheezing after the meal.. When I don't eat flour based carbs, I > don't wheeze.. go figure. > > I lost the 25 pounds in the past 3 1/2 months or so... and would like > to lose 20 more. For exercise, I walk the dogs, (now we have 2) and > hike in the woods, (these are big active labs who need A LOT of > walking to be calm well behaved dogs). and I bike some and kayak > some, I'm not a gym person. > > I'm thrilled to be sitting here on nearly the 4th anniversary of my > surgery, feeling great, lighter than I was then, enjoying my return > to school and the beginnings of a new career. Its also nice to have > just turned 50, and not feel old, fat and middle aged! There is life > after a TT, and a great life can be had even with thyca. > > barb > TT 8/99 RAI 4/00 Clean Scans 12/00, 5/02 > > > > > > This e-mail support group is one of many free services of ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. . If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by > sending a blank e-mail to: > thyca-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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